Irish officials selected for European assignments

Irish officials selected for European assignments

It has been a busy summer for Irish officials with European assignments taking them all around the continent, from Albania to Latvia and back again.

27th Jul 2017

In January, it was confirmed that 17 officials had been elected to the FIFA International Referees panel, with Rob Hennessy becoming the latest to get his chance on the big stage.

The experience gained by the officials, whose weekly duties include controlling games in the SSE Airtricity League and Continental Tyres Women's National League, has been invaluable as they are being trusted by UEFA to officiate in the biggest competitions in Europe.

So far, the Irish officials have worked on games in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Women's EUROs, with future assignments set to include a FIFA World Cup Qualifier, UEFA Under-21 European Championship Qualifier, and a UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying Group.